The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently posted, “Quality in Motion: Acting on the CMS National Quality Strategy.” The “CMS National Quality Strategy” consists of four main priority areas: equity and engagement, outcomes and alignment, safety and resiliency, and interoperability and scientific [...]
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced a crucial decision regarding non-compete clauses, issuing a non-compete clause final rule that will restrict their enforcement, particularly in the for-profit sector. This ruling, stemming from a proposed rule published in the Federal Register in January 2023, [...]
AASM staff participated in the 2024 CMS Quality Conference, #QualCon24, April 8-9. The conference’s theme was, “Resilient and Ready Together: Creating an Optimal Environment for Quality Healthcare for Individuals, Families, and Communities.” This year CMS focused on several topics, which included: Advancing [...]
On April 4 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) posted the 2025 Medicare Advantage and Part D final rule, which aims to strengthen protections and guardrails, promote healthy competition, and ensure Medicare Advantage and Part D plans best meet the needs [...]
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has updated the 2024 Medicare physician fee schedule conversion factor to reflect changes due to the Consolidated Appropriation Act, 2024 (CAA), which was signed into law on March 9. The CAA includes an additional 1.68% [...]
On March 8, President Biden signed into law a legislative package that includes an increase of 1.68% to Medicare physician payment, effective immediately, through the end of 2024. In November 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a physician fee schedule [...]
On Feb. 13, 2024, the AASM, along with the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and the American College of Chest Physicians (CHEST), submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) advocating for home sleep apnea test (HSAT) coverage for Medicaid patients. [...]
The AASM Coding & Compliance Committee has posted on the AASM website a new member education resource, the Remote Monitoring Services Implementation Guide. It will assist members in understanding the requirements for reporting both remote physiologic monitoring (RPM) and remote therapeutic monitoring (RTM) codes, [...]
After years of advocacy from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, American Medical Association, and many other medical societies and organizations, congressional leaders have formed a Medicare payment reform working group to address long-term solutions for physician payment. U.S. Senators Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.), [...]
As of Jan. 1, 2024, another round of Medicare physician payment cuts was implemented, having grave consequences for sleep medicine professionals and their ability to continue providing high quality care to patients with sleep disorders. The AASM continues to partner with the American Medical [...]